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    Hi Pelin, I second what Daisy said. The first sentence is incorrect, as it mixes time reference. It is the second conditional, the form of which is "If +simple past, then would + simple present, like, "If I had a 10 million dollars, I would travel the world." The first sentence DOES follow the form, but in this particular case, the thing refers to something that was seen in the past, as opposed to using the simple past to indicate a hypothetical situation for the present. The second sentence is correct, but is known as a mixed conditional. "I wouldn't believe it" is the independent clause of the second conditional, and means that you wouldn't believe the thing based on some previous condition. In this case, that previous condition, "if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes," means something that was seen in the past. This is different from using the simple past, as one would normally do in the second conditional, to indicate a hypothetical of not seeing something in the present. More specifically, this second sentence mixes the independent clause of the second conditional with the dependent clause of the third conditional. Mixed conditionals are very challenging and require a firm grasp of the four main conditionals before they can be fully understood. The third sentence is also correct, as it is the third conditional, also called the unreal past. The form is if+subject+had+third form of the verb then subject+would+have+third form of the verb. Example: "If he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam." It is called the unreal past because the condition for the thing to have happened in the past was not satisfied. He did NOT study harder, so he did NOT pass the test. Conditionals can be challenging. I wish you the best of luck!
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    November 22, 2025
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    We can learn many things from our elders that cannot be learned from books; It will be limited. (It's unclear what "It" refers to in the preceding clause. By "It" do you mean the things we learn from books will be limited compared to what we can learn from our elders?) Today I will write about what I've learned from my grandfather. When I was a kid, My parents worked, so my grandpa took care of me. He taught me how to ride a bicycle with my older sister. (Do you mean you and your sister learned together how to ride a bike, or do you mean he taught you and also your sister how to ride a bike?) Also, He taught me how to use chopsticks and communicate with other older adults. When we talk with older people, we should use Japanese politely. I guess those were the main things. No doubt, there is definitely one thing we wouldn't learn from books. That is how people are get older and die. Of course, we can watch TV or movies, but those are not reality....By respecting our elders to make perfect young individuals! (This last clause needs a subject and verb. It's not clear what you mean by writing, "By respecting our elders to make perfect young individuals!")
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    February 17, 2025
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  • Answered
    Hi there. Without further context, it's difficult to determine; however, I believe that the sound referred to is, in fact, the sound made by the closing of the opening. But, again, without having access to the entire text, knowing for sure is difficult. If you'd like to provide me a fuller sample of the writing, I'd be happy to take a look at it to make sure I'm correct in my assessment.
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    February 13, 2025
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  • Corrected
    Is cinnamon a common ingredient in apple pie? I just ate red bean pie and pineapple pie at McDonald's, but it tasted too sweet. I have never eaten any desserts from China that contained cinnamon. But I did eat ice cream once in Prague that had some cinnamon bread in it. It tasted strange. At home, we often add a little cinnamon when we cook meat. How do you use cinnamon in your daily cooking? (There's no need to mention that Prague is a city in Europe.) 在苹果派里放桂皮粉很常见? 我只在麦当劳吃过红豆派和菠萝派,吃起来很甜。在中国,我从来没吃过有桂皮粉的甜品。但是我在欧洲的布拉格吃过一种冰激淋,其面包皮里有桂皮粉,吃起来怪怪的。当我们做红烧肉时,我们常常会放一点桂皮。 在你的日常生活中,你是怎么使用桂皮的?
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    March 21, 2024
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    Hi Yagub, "Rush" in this case means a sudden surge or increase of energy, excitement, or intensity. By the way, I like the writing. What's the source?
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    March 21, 2024
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  • Answered
    Hi Agame, Jonathan is right about the uses of "will," however, in this case, I don't think it is acceptable to use "will" the way it is. "Will have started" is in future perfect tense, which we use to express that a thing/situation will occur by the time or before the time that something else happens in the future. I'm sure Jonathan knows this, but it might just be that the context here is confusing. I don't think it's possible to use future perfect to express that, by now, a thing has definitely occurred. Perhaps in British English it's allowed, and if that's the case, I stand corrected. A better way to express certainty, or near certainty, in this instance is to say "should have started" or "must have started."
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    March 21, 2024
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  • Corrected
    My last trip was a snowboarding trip to Gifu Prefecture. I snowboarded with my friends from morning to night, and at the end of the day I was very tired. I ate yakiniku for dinner and had a full stomach. On the second day, I went to the sauna with my friend and we stayed for three hours.
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    March 20, 2024
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    I'd like to talk about one of my friends who can speak Chinese well. She was my English teacher and she was born in America, California. She was studying at Fudan university as an exchange student majoring in education. When I was in graduate school, I signed up for an online English class. I chose an English teacher who was bilingual so that she could help me when I spoke incorrectly or didn't not know how to say something; I would speak Chinese in those situations, and the teacher would understand me and correct my grammatical mistakes. We became very familiar with each other after I took sixty more of her classes, so I invited her to meet me in person. I took her to some famous places like the Bund, which is a renowned attraction in Shanghai. We went to the top of the tower to see the best view at night and we also tried Chinese dumplings. I bought some local snacks for her. Currently, we still keep in touch with each with each other on Wechat, even though she has gone back to America. Thank you very much in advance.
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    December 19, 2023
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    When I was in high school, my classroom teacher told me, you should enter Nihon University or Sensyu University because you are smart and you could get a good score on the entrance exam, but it has not been possible for you so far. When I heard that, especially "so far," I wondered if I could actually get in to those schools. In the end I succeeded and enrolled in this university (which university? Let the reader know). This was my experience about 3 years ago; I suddenly remembered the past. Ok, sorry for suddenly (for suddenly what? You need to let the reader know what you're mentioning that you did suddenly). Today I am going to write about social networking services and ask if they are good for society? I think SNS are beneficial to society, but of course, there are also disadvantages. Particularly, I will write about the good aspects of SNS. Firstly, we can find the latest news on various events more quickly with SNS than with any other media, such as TV, radio and newspapers. Secondly, we can use SNS to communicate all over the world; it is important to connect with your friends on SNS. Finally, SNS is useful to us because it is easy to use. For all these reasons I think SNS is good for society. How about you? What do you think about this new communication tool? Thank you for reading. See you in my next post. Have a nice day.
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    December 18, 2023
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  • Answered
    Hi Heidi, Both are correct depending on the situation. If it's a formal contest that is being judged or in which the winner stands to achieve some measurable recognition by being awarded a prize, advancing to another level, acquiring a certain title, then you would use "match." "Competition" would normally be used in a less formal setting, a situation in which two people are merely playing the game to see who wins. Now, these are not hard and fast distinctions to be sure; a competition can be formal and a match can be informal. Again, it all depends on the particular situation.
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    December 18, 2023
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